Re: [boost] Adding polymorphic_value to boost

Subject: Re: [boost] Adding polymorphic_value to boost
From: Mathias Gaunard (mathias.gaunard_at_[hidden])
Date: 2017-11-21 09:32:27

On 18 November 2017 at 17:11, Andrey Semashev via Boost <
boost_at_[hidden]> wrote:

>
> Not knowing anything about `polymorphic_value`, I welcome a new library
> submitted for a review, but I don't see why the review should be
> fast-tracked. Fast-tracked reviews are typically performed on something
> that the community is very familiar with (not only the concept but the
> implementation as well), which basically means it has to undergo a full
> review first. That the library is also being reviewed by someone else (e.g.
> LEWG) does not mean it has a free entry into Boost.
>
>
This sort of thing has been discussed many times on this list already,
under the name clone_ptr. I would expect many people to be familiar with
it.